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MS Exterior shot of the Senate House where the Commonwealth meeting is to take place in Colombo. MS Exterior of the particular room where the conference is held. MS A market place in Colombo. MS A street vendor with bananas arrayed in front of her on pavement. CU Woman eating banana. MS Exterior shot of a building in Colombo with lines of people in front of it. MS crowd. (2 shots). MS Jawaharlal Pandit Nehru with others on his arrival at Negimbo airfield. Mr Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon in group. CU Mr Senanayake, Pandit Nehru and others. CU Nehru removing garland from neck. MS Nehru and others walking along. MS A streetcar passing along street. LS Shipping in Colombo harbour. MS Mr Senanayake and others waiting to receive delegates. MS Man buying vegetables from woman in market. MS Ernest Bevin standing before mikes speaking, upon his arrival. (Silent). CU Royal Canadian Air Force 'plane 'North Star' taxiing in. MS Lester Pearson (Canadian Foreign Minister) and wife alighting from 'plane. MS They are received by Mr Senanayake. MS Posed group which includes Mr and Mrs Pearson and Mr Senanayake. MS Towards the party walk away from 'plane. CU British 'plane taxiing to a stop. (York 'plane). CU Mr Malcolm MacDonald chatting to another man on airfield. MS Mr Senanayake and officers waiting on airfield. CU Malcolm MacDonald chatting.

MS of Madame Chaing Kai-Shek speaking to camera. She is returning to Formosa and talks about the contiuing fight against Communism in China. (Mute.Lav. & F.G.)

Cataloguer's Note: This is actually 50/5 C - Sel Origs for a story in the next issue - may have been misfiled - MD.